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Kung Fu Panda (2008)

PG 90 min  -  Animation | Action | Adventure  -   6 June 2008 (USA)
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In the Valley of Peace, Po the Panda finds himself chosen as the Dragon Warrior despite the fact that he is obese and a complete novice at martial arts.

Writers:

Jonathan Aibel (screenplay), Glenn Berger (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Black ...
Po (voice)
Dustin Hoffman ...
Shifu (voice)
Angelina Jolie ...
Tigress (voice)
Ian McShane ...
Tai Lung (voice)
Jackie Chan ...
Monkey (voice)
Seth Rogen ...
Mantis (voice)
Lucy Liu ...
Viper (voice)
David Cross ...
Crane (voice)
Randall Duk Kim ...
Oogway (voice)
James Hong ...
Mr. Ping (voice)
Dan Fogler ...
Zeng (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan ...
Wayne Knight ...
Gang Boss (voice)
Kyle Gass ...
KG Shaw (voice)
JR Reed ...
JR Shaw (voice)
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Storyline

It's the story about a lazy, irreverent slacker panda, named Po, who is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around...which doesn't exactly come in handy while working every day in his family's noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po's dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five -- Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey -- under the leadership of their guru, Master Shifu. But before they know it, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung is headed their way, and it's up to Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat. Can he turn his dreams of becoming a Kung Fu master into reality? Po puts his heart - and his girth - into the task, and the unlikely hero ultimately finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Kung Fu | Panda | Master | Hero | Snow Leopard  | See more »

Taglines:

Summertime is Pandatime. See more »

Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sequences of martial arts action See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Kung Fu Panda: The IMAX Experience See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$130,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$60,239,130 (USA) (8 June 2008) (4114 Screens)

Gross:

$631,744,560 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) | SDDS  | Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Baseball player Pablo Sandoval earned the nickname of "Kung Fu Panda" after leaping around a tag at home plate against the Dodgers on September 19, 2008. Teammate Barry Zito commented that he thought that Sandoval looked like the Kung Fu Panda in avoiding the tag. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Before Po catches the last dumpling, he jumps over and behind Shifu. In the following close shot, we see Shifu looking straight up as if Po was still right above him. Moreover in this close shot, Po's shadow passes over Shifu. This is inconsistent too, as Po's shadow clearly points away from Shifu in the next shot. As Po was already behind Shifu, so was his shadow. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Po: Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend.
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Crazy Credits

The DreamWorks logo is formed by a Chinese fisher-fox running across the screen, then making several ninja leaps in the air, finally landing on the moon, and pulling up the title; all done in Chinese-styled animation. See more »

Connections

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Soundtracks

"Kung Fu Fighting"
Written by Carl Douglas
Performed by Cee-Lo (as Cee-Lo Green) and Jack Black
Produced by The Underdogs
Vocals produced by Cee-Lo (as Cee-Lo Green)
Cee-Lo Green appears courtesy of Radiculture Records/Downtown Recordings/Atlantic Recording Corp.
Jack Black appears courtesy of Epic Records See more »